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Not according to all the information discussed in the other comments. > most of the circulation he's stuck in looks to be horizontal This section has up to 60
by ricardobeat 4y ago
Not according to all the information discussed in the other comments.
> most of the circulation he's stuck in looks to be horizontal
This section has up to 60m depth, the underwater currents are extremely turbulent and will you pull you under the rock on the sides (the whitewater is just a 'slit' on the surface, there's a whole river running underneath). If he didn't have someone ready to pull him out in two seconds like in the video, it's a good bet he wouldn't make it out.
- sio8ohPi 4y agoI don't believe much of what is said on the internet about the Strid. It's not a magical river. The Strid is dangerous, but it acquired that reputation by killing unprepared people who fall in. I've not seen much to indicate it's especially deadly to helmet and PFD equipped paddlers. It's possible that the man depicted could have been dragged under an undercut if he'd swum the full rapids, but the video doesn't show evidence of that. Rather, he's pulled out of an eddy without much drama.
- leaflets2 4y agoMaybe with a big enough life jacket (and helmet) one is pretty safe (Whilst anyone unprepared, or a daredevil, wouldn't have had a life jacket, and then maybe 100%)